Our official kick off to CAST begins with the keynote being delivered by David Snowden. His talk is a focus on how "Context is Everything" and how this relates to the natural sciences. A first thought is that we don't really "test everything" as a natural approach to...

Lean Coffee is an example of fortitude and determination. It takes a special kind of person to be willing to be at a meeting at 7:00 a.m. to talk about testing before a full day of talking about testing, but that's what these folks are here for. For those wondering...

Ed. Note - This is Part 2 of a Two-Part blog post produced by James Christie, supported by the AST Committee on Standards and Professional Practices. Part 1 is here. To learn more about why so many senior software testers are interested in Cynefin, come to CAST 2017...

Ed. Note - This is Part 1 of a Two-Part blog post produced by James Christie, supported by the AST Committee on Standards and Professional Practices. Part 2 is here. To learn more about why so many senior software testers are interested in Cynefin, come to CAST 2017...

I love meeting new people and engaging them in conversations. However, I realize not everyone is comfortable doing that. I’ve noticed that having a structure to interactions can reduce the social barriers for those who might otherwise hang back. Lean Coffee is an easy...

Attending CAST is a memorable experience. In addition to the usual excitement of keynotes, session talks, and conference events, I look forward to the structured conferring of Open Season. This tongue-in-cheek name indicates the often intense examination of presented...

Testers are often characterized as a curious group, both inquisitive and a little puzzling. Some do not understand our attraction to this challenging and thoughtful profession. Testers come from many walks of life and have varied stories of stumbling into testing....

CAST 2017 continues the exciting expanded structure this year with the official inclusion of TestRetreat as part of the event. Tickets sold separately and Early Bird pricing applies to this part of the conference as well! While some of you are veterans of Test Coach...

When staff members ask whether they can go to CAST this year, most managers will ask “Why CAST?” The short answer is that the program content and speaker mix are unlike other conferences. The message is unlike other conferences or training events. This conference is...

Part of the role of the Association for Software is creating a flow of information for the software testing community. For the past year, we have been running an experiment in webinars. We quickly learned a lesson; board members can not run programs that benefit the...